However, he insisted the criticism he received for his controversial recent goal against Mansfield was unjust, and also accused the press of using his name to sell newspapers.

Suárez came under fire after going down theatrically in the penalty area during October’s goalless Premier League draw at home to Stoke. Although no spot-kick was given, Stoke manager Tony Pulis called the Uruguay forward "an embarrassment". Jim Boyce, Britain’s representative on Fifa, later described Suárez’s dive as "nothing less than cheating", adding that simulation was a "cancer" in the game.

Suarez has now admitted "falling" in an attempt to win a penalty, telling Fox Sports Argentina: "Football is like that. Sometimes you do things on the field that later you think ‘why the hell did I do that?’ I was accused of falling inside the box in a match, and it’s true I did it that time, because we were drawing against Stoke at home and we needed anything to win it. But after that everybody jumped out to talk – the Stoke coach, and the Everton coach... I understood the name Suárez sells [papers]."

Meanwhile, Manchester City striker Carlos Tévez was disqualified from driving for six months after he failed to understand the word "constabulary" on official letters from the police, a court heard yesterday.

Tévez, 28, was disqualified from driving and ordered to pay a total in fines and costs of £1,540 at a hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

The Argentine, who did not attend the hearing, pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to furnish information which related to incidents in which his car was clocked speeding. The court heard he received letters from the police but he failed to respond because he did not recognise the word "constabulary".